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Suffolk, VA
Demographic Data




Suffolk Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Suffolk Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

100,659

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.3%
5 - 17:
17.4%
18 - 24:
7.9%
25 - 34:
13.4%
35 - 54:
26.5%
55 - 64:
13.6%
Over 65 Years:
15.0%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.1%
4.1%
91.8%
91.8%
32.4%
32.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Suffolk
USA
$45,135
$45,135
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Suffolk
USA
$90,089
$90,089
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

9.9%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Education
Public Service
Transportation
Accommodation
Construction
Other
Administration
Finance
15.1%
15.1%
12.0%
12.0%
10.3%
10.3%
8.5%
8.5%
8.1%
8.1%
8.1%
8.1%
6.6%
6.6%
6.0%
6.0%
5.6%
5.6%
4.5%
4.5%
4.0%
4.0%
3.6%
3.6%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
46.5%
46.5%
41.5%
41.5%
5.0%
5.0%
4.9%
4.9%
1.9%
1.9%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
African
German
Irish
Italian
Polish
European
Scottish
French
Scots-Irish
Swedish
Dutch
Jamaican
Welsh
Norwegian
British
French Canadian
Greek
Russian
Portuguese
9.7%
9.7%
8.5%
8.5%
8.4%
8.4%
6.3%
6.3%
3.1%
3.1%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
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0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
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0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
French
Tagalog
Langs. of India
Chinese
Vietnamese
German/Yiddish
African languages
Native American languages
Other Indo-European
Arabic
Thai
Japanese
Urdu
Russian
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
94.1%
94.1%
2.9%
2.9%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
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0.2%
0.2%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Suffolk Residents

4.0%


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